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Going to Seattle for a few days
Jonis
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Next weekend is the Sasquatch festival in Washington state, and I will be going to Seattle for a few days prior to lodge and enjoy the city, which I have never been to. Dates in Seattle are from 23-25, perhaps even shorter.
I like art and music, so I'm thinking the Experience Music Project? There is a show on the 23rd I am going to at Neumo's, so there's that.
Are there any other cool art/music related things to do that would be cheap and neat?
I like art and music, so I'm thinking the Experience Music Project? There is a show on the 23rd I am going to at Neumo's, so there's that.
Are there any other cool art/music related things to do that would be cheap and neat?
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Henry Art Gallery on University of Washington campus is pretty neat, and entrance is cheap I believe.
Aside from that, Capitol Hill area (where Neumo's is) has an artistic vibe to it.
Speaking of Neumo's, there is a really neat Italian pizza restaurant half a block from it. It's a little pricey (not too much though), but I strongly recommend it.
Anyway I can't get my thoughts together, there are a bunch of other stuff I can't think of right now. PM me for details if you wish.
If you have time, you might get a kick out of Fremont as it still has some of it's eclectic artist scene although it's beginning to disappear from all the yuppies moving into the city.
There's also Olympic Sculpture Park which recently opened. I haven't been yet so can't comment too much. If the weather's nice it would probably be pretty cool to check out.
The market's not bad. I still need to get back there and take a leisurely stroll through. I'm sure there's alot more stuff that I missed. It's kind of spread out over a couple blocks and can get pretty congested in some areas.
There's some cool shops and bars in the Pioneer Square area which you can hit up after the Market one evening. IMO there's not much on the waterfront unless your into overpriced food or in need of some typical snowglobe-esque souvenirs. I guess the sunset view can be nice though.
As with every large city, expect to be hit up by panhandlers/hobos/homeless/crazy people/etc. From what I've seen they tend to congregate in Pioneer Park quite a bit and just north of the market. Basically where ever there's a high percentage of tourists. I've been yelled at a couple times by your random crazy person on Cap. Hill as well.
Also, expect some pretty bad congestion if you'll be taking freeways in/out of the city. Once you get onto the surface streets it's pretty average though.
SAM is just down the street (on 1st and Spring) from the Pike Place Market (on 1st and Pike), which big and Ege mentioned. It's the standard visitor thing-to-see, but the locals go there regularly too, so it's not strictly a tourist-trap (like The Underground Tour, or, in many ways, the Space Needle). It's the nation's oldest public market, so not only are there guys throwing fish at your head, there's also a lot of historical value.
If you're heading to the Experience Music Project, do so by riding the amusing centerpiece to what was going to be the future--the Monorail. It only runs from downtown (at Westlake Center, on 5th and Pine) to the Seattle Center (home of the Space Needle, Key Arena, EMP and all kinds of event centers), but it's the fastest way to get two-and-from both places. It's only a quarter more than the bus, too, or it was last time I rode.
While around the Center, you should take a bit of a hike up Queen Anne Ave (or if you're feeling lazy, catch the 2 or the 13 bus on the west side of Key Arena) and head to Kerry Park (1st Ave W and Highland Dr). It boasts the second-best view of the city, and it's the place to take a photo of you in Seattle for all the relatives to fawn over.
Expect the scene to change at Capitol Hill, which is arguably the center of Seattle nightlife (the other side of the argument being Pioneer Square, just south of downtown). It's the gay/hipster/student/drug-addict vibe. Not much to see there unless you're a fan of bar-hopping and show-going--for bars, hit up:
If you do make the trek to Fremont (anything farther north of Queen Anne is getting into the half-hour busride range), check out the famous Fremont Troll (35th and Troll Ave, under the Ship Canal Bridge), which is another good place to take that I-was-in-Seattle photo.
Of course, unless you are one of the undead, you are going to have to eat. There's a lot of awesome restaurants, so I'll name just a few for now. $ = under ten bux a plate, $$ = 10 - 20, $$$ is twenty or more.
There's always more, too, but I;m not feeling like typing. And anyone else, if you've got a favourite Seattle restaraunt, let's make a list... we get a "what to do in Seattle" thread once every six weeks or so, and it'd be nice to keep a running compendium.
Other miscellaneous things about the city to keep in mind: everyone's a liberal democrat until proven otherwise. Bicyclists are insane and will zip around/block traffic at will. Smoking is outlawed indoors, but no one gives a shit about the 25-foot rule (no smoking within 25 feet of a point of egress). You don't have to like Nirvana--in fact, disliking them will help you fit in some circles. The Mariners are looking fairly good now but will probably blow it by the All-Star break. The Sonics can go fuck themselves. The Seahawks are fine, but we're probably never going to get to the Superbowl again. It's going to rain, and we're going to complain.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Seattle/Downtown
http://wikitravel.org/en/Seattle/Capitol_Hill
Find things that look interesting and do those.
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Easy Street Records in West Seattle has a very cool feel to it, a cafe, and alot of times they do live in stores. I assume they will have one that weekend. There is also an Easy Street on Queen Anne Hill, however, it is not as cool as the origional.
If your into vinyls, go to Bop Street Records in Ballard, this place has a SHIT ton of records. Seriously, this guy must have a half million records in this shop. Also, if your in ballard you can go to Archie McPhees. Its a sort of hipster novelty store that sells all kinds of awesome random shit.
Also, you should go to one of a number of Dicks Burgers. Trust me.